Abstract:The Constitutional Court has developed a comprehensive child-friendly jurisprudence on the best interests of the child provision in s 28(2) of the Constitution There are, however, concerns that the concept of the best interests of the child is being over-used by the Court to the detriment of other relevant children's rights The Court has not explicitly defined the content of s 28(2) in the name of preserving its flexibility This article canvases the jurisprudence on the best interests of the child, and then it… Show more
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